Posts Tagged ‘waterloo’
‘Dogs now 5-0 after Carbondale tourney win
The Waterloo High School soccer team has busted out of the gate this fall to a 5-0 start, which included three victories and the first place trophy this weekend in…
Read MoreFootball season kicks off for area teams
All three area teams hosted games to open up the 2015 high school football season on Friday night. Columbia easily defeated Wood River, 49-0. Last season, also in week one,…
Read MoreSenior centers to reopen Monday
With the signing of legislation by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner that allows the state to release more than $5 billion in federal money that had been held up due to…
Read MoreMan arrested for meth following police chase
A Sparta man led authorities on a chase beginning at about 8 p.m. Tuesday along Route 156 between Hecker and Waterloo before being pulled over at Wayne’s One Stop on South Market…
Read MoreCoroner completes Holmes death investigation
The Monroe County coroner’s office released its findings in the July 8 death of a 23-year-old Waterloo man who was discovered in a burned-out old farmhouse at 968 North Moore…
Read MoreCoroner IDs body in Waterloo apartment
The Monroe County coroners office has released the name of the man found dead in his apartment Friday at 224 E. Third Street in Waterloo. Janusz Sijka, 62, of Waterloo,…
Read MoreState budget mess causes senior centers to close
Due to the lack of a state budget, Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council senior center locations in Waterloo, Columbia, Red Bud and other communities across the region will cease operations…
Read MoreMonroe County Fair a thrill once again
Another Monroe County Fair is in the books, with fair officials giving a positive early assessment on the annual summertime event. “The weather got a little warm at times, but…
Read MoreAmerican Softball Association Illinois All-Star Team | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the American Softball Association Illinois All-Star Team, which featured players from Waterloo, Columbia and Red Bud high schools. The team faced off against…
Read MoreMotorcycle crash by Waterloo Schnucks
Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS personnel responded shortly before 10 p.m. Monday to a motorcycle crash on Route 3 at Marketplace Drive near the Waterloo Schnucks. Waterloo police said…
Read MoreIdentity of man found in smoldering old farmhouse released
The body discovered late Wednesday afternoon while firefighters were extinguishing hotspots at an old farmhouse that went up in flames near the edge of the Waterloo city limits earlier that…
Read MoreFrisbees take flight at new Konarcik Park course
A new recreational activity was officially introduced to Waterloo on July 4, as the Waterloo Park District celebrated the opening of its disc golf course at Konarcik Park. The par-58…
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